King Penguin
Aptenodytes patagonicus
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Sphenisciformes
- Family
- Spheniscidae
- Genus
- Aptenodytes
- eBird Code
- kinpen1
Distribution
breeds on beaches of subantarctic islands, in Tierra del Fuego, Falkland Islands, South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands, Prince Edward, Crozet, Kerguelen, and Heard islands, and Macquarie Island (southeast of Australia); disperses widely at sea mostly around Antarctic Convergence
Data Sources
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.